In general, it is more difficult to be a poor person in a poor society, than it is to be a poor person in a prosperous society, because poor societies do not have the resources to offer very much help to their poor members, and prosperous societies do. Hence, the Great Depression had a bad effect on poor people, even aside from the fact that it caused many previously prosperous people to become poor. If this is not sufficiently informative, there is a wealth of literature dealing with this subject. Try reading "The Grapes Of Wrath" by John Steinbeck.
Americans rationed great amounts of food, sold apples, begged, and put children as young as 13 out to work, because many were unable to survive the Depression themselves.
People lived in"hoovervilles" which were groups of shacks. they were titled this because they were blaming president hoover for their poverty.
the countries were poor and jobs and money were very rare
The Great Depression had a major effect on Latin America. With unemployment high in the US, exports from Latin America were at historic lows.
Americans had many values during the Depression. Americans still valued family and experience despite the poor environment going on outside.
Dorothea Lange
a lot of kids
the countries were poor and jobs and money were very rare
The Great Depression had a major effect on Latin America. With unemployment high in the US, exports from Latin America were at historic lows.
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Americans had many values during the Depression. Americans still valued family and experience despite the poor environment going on outside.
becasue of the great depression
In general, it is more difficult to be a poor person in a poor society, than it is to be a poor person in a prosperous society, because poor societies do not have the resources to offer very much help to their poor members, and prosperous societies do. Hence, the Great Depression had a bad effect on poor people, even aside from the fact that it caused many previously prosperous people to become poor. If this is not sufficiently informative, there is a wealth of literature dealing with this subject. Try reading "The Grapes Of Wrath" by John Steinbeck.
Dorothea Lange
a lot of kids
Lots of people didn't have jobs and money. Everyone was poor.
Great depression?*whites were too
a lot of kids
The Great Depression started in October 1929 when the New York Stock Exchange crashed and everyone was poor instantly. Another cause of the Great Depression was over-farming in the Midwest which caused huge dust storms that ravaged crops.